Recent content by TurboFan

damn, first you guys talk me into doing it myself, now back out of it! :eyecrazy: just kidding, seriously though, I do appreciate the advise/insight. I just got back from Home Depot and noticed there were no torsion springs or tracks up there! I knew that was a bad sign for the DIYer...

Talking with you guys has led me to the following conclusion: "screw this" :rocker: I'm sitting here realizing that I have thousands of dollars worth of welders, benders, cutters, and other tools right here in my garage and yet I'm thinking about paying big $$$ for what looks like it could be...

Jimmy, thanks for responding! If you were doing this job, what would you guys bid it at (ballpark)? By "pretty high" are you saying that it should be more like $3000 or is this really only a $1500 job? It does sound like I would be getting a much better door out of this, but obviously at a...

is there a picture of this somewhere? the way i am picturing it in my mind there would be a big "roll" in the top front corner of the garage... i need as much clearance there as possible because the car will be lifted up into that area... the regular style non-rollup door will do more of...

are you saying you can have a high lift door, that goes vertical 36" before going back, yet doesn't have any extra segments (i.e. it's only 7' tall itself) as long as you use a side mount opener? If so, has anybody here actually done this?

that's a valid point for sure. I just wanted to make sure somebody wasn't going to say "holy %%%%, $3500 should buy you 3 of those setups!" or something crazy like that. Even the dealer here acknowledged that it was expensive (preceeded the quote by saying "are you sitting down?"). My current...

They said I need a new door because a) I need extra sections added to the top and b) I need the stronger industrial style construction to be able to handle the extra stress of the side pull opener. Then the extra weight of this heavier duty door requires beefier tracks and a stronger spring and...

Actually I hadn't seen any of your posts. I will search for them, but is there something in particular that I should look out for? If you paid $2300 for a 9' wide door, then I guess $3000 is pretty fair for a 16' wide one? Thanks, Jeff

Ok, so I just got a call back from overhead door... Jimmy, I read in other posts of yours that you actually do this sort of thing for a living. Can you tell me if this deal sounds "fair" or if I'm being taken to the cleaners? They are quoting me $3500 installed for a new double steel insulated...

Jimmy, do you have any brand names or links to the side-mounted style of opener that would hook to the bottom segment? That sounds like it would be perfect for me. Thanks! Jeff

Hi Guys, I have a double car garage (door is 7' tall, made up of 4 21" high sections) with a "Overhead Door" screw drive opener. The problem is that the rails are 7' 3" high and I am wanting to put a 4 post lift in there to stack two cars. My actual ceiling is 11' high but the gotcha is that...